neon lighting [Merged 5-7]

[iowaboostin]

Drill a couple small holes wherever along the frame then use zipties

 

[Aurora-Hybrid]

They sell these little clips that you mount anywhere...it has 2 little slits that you run a zip tie through. They work PERFECTLY! All you have to do is put a screw in it and drill it into the bottom of your car. Thats how I mounted mine.

 

[pinknuggit]

I used the little c-clip lookin dealies that came with my kit. I got a hammer and beat in a little canyon so the tube sits flat against the underbody, and you can't see the blub.

 

[SleepingEclipse]

Sorry, I forgot to add, I DO have the mounting C-clips, I just wasn't sure if I should just drill into the frame and use the screws included, or if they would just come out within a short period of time. Thanks guys, deffinetely a BIG help

 

[SleepingEclipse]

As far as wiring into the car, I have to drill a hole into the car from underneath. What should I just to seal it after I run the wires? Someone said I could just use regular caulk and just fill the hole. Any suggestions/tips? Thanks guys!

 

[95GSXBLUR]

I got the street glow Gold Series.. only two wires had to be run in the car, the rest were a single wire that connected all the bulbs end to end, then ran into a 9500V tansformer. They're bright as hell. basically how mine works, is one wire out of the transformer to the first bulb, then out the other side to the next.. and around in a circle, then back into the transformer completing the circut. if you can, run the wires in through the firewall and use either a grommet or a little bit of all purpose black chauk to seal it. just make sure you can't see the bulbs.. when you can see them it looks really dumb. use the c-clips and shubby self-tapping screws to mount them. I'll see if i can get some pictures uploaded to tonight... right now it's not working. just do it as clean as possible.

and make sure you can't see the bulbs! even if you have to fabricate a piece that covers part of it so you can't see it.

good luck.. mine took me 3 hours to do - i made sure i couldn't see anything anywhere.

 

[SleepingEclipse]

Thanks man. I will be putting the car on my neighbors lift and with the help of one of my friends installing it. Hopefully it will turn out good, I know where I want to mount it(checked my friend's Laser, and the bulbs are hidden).

*EDIT*
I went ahead and intalled the tubes today. One of the 48" tubes was cracked I didn't look close enough at it when I got it. UGH. I installed a 36" tube up front and in the rear with little problem. I also installed one 48" tube on the passenger side. Took a few hours, while I was doing all the mounting, my friend did all the wiring. All the wiring is run and hidden. I was VERY happy when I flipped the switch and it worked the first time. I usually have terrible luck, where when I flip any switches, things don't work I am going to send the 48" back and get a new one. Can't see the tubes at all, and I can't wait to see it in the dark.

 

[IceDragon]

I know, some people will ask if there even is such a thing as nice looking neon lights on a car... But I wanted to know or see some pictures of people with good neon lighting ideas... I like the one i saw where this guy had neons under the seats to light up the floor, he also had that neon el glow wire wrapped around certain things on the body to accent it at night, it looked amazing... so, anyone have any pics of cool looking neon lighting like that?

 

[95TSiNewbie]

I made my own interior accents with blue LED's... cheaper and brighter then neons. I got 100 on ebay for 5 shipped from Japan with resistors.... then i took the led's and put them in 1/2" rubber tubing to make a quasi light tube... looks great to me and i get lots of compliments

 

['96_Talon_TSi]

I have 15" redline tubes under my dash, and Lisence plate holders under the seats. It lights up the footwell area very well (as shown by the picture) The license plate holders give some glow behind the front seats and into the rear seats of the car, and also glows out from the sides.

I also have a 15" tube in my trunk that was bolted to my sub box. That provided glow for the whole trunk, and if i lay myseats down it glows into the cabin too.

Unfortuntaly this is the only pic i have on my computer at school. but it gives an idea of lighting.

 

[PaintMunky468]

Ok, I really appolagize for posting another neon question, but I have searched this and other sites like crazy but cannot find any pictures of where people put their under dash neons. I am looking to put just two 15" neons under the dash of my 2g, and wire them to a switch in an open spot in my dash (tapping power from the cigarrete lighter). I have read all the neon posts I could find, but can't find any installation pictures of were you guys put them in so that they are not visable when turned on. I have spent alot of time under the dash of my car can have come up with very few ideas. The best i can think of is to drill two holes in the bottom of the pannel and screw the tubes in there.

However if any one has pictures of their "non-visable" setup that I can see as reference that would be great. Or if you could just link me to a former post or website I have missed.

P.S.- Please dont waste your time responding to this if your just going to flame about neons, I am not aking your opinion on them, simpily where to install them. Thanx

 

[jessebenner]

Zip ties work wonders.

I had mine under my dash on each side and you couldn't see the bulbs at all, just a nice glowing foot well. I don't remember exactly what I connected them to, but you can find something to tie them to. You don't necessarily have to mount them with screws or bolts. It's not like underbody neons.

 

[Defiant]

This really isn't the best group of people to be asking where you should stick your neons.

Someone just might tell you.

 

[turbo_talon08]

dont tie them into your ciggarette lighter. just run the power to your battery. tapping into factory wires isnt the best thing you should do. my friend did that with his underbody neons and burnt the wire in half.

 

['96_Talon_TSi]

On the driver side i zip tied it to a wire harness that was under there. The only way you can see if is if you duck under the dash. On the passenger side i used the supplied double sided tape, and i stuck it to a few metal brackets, you should see them when you're under there.

I had pictures, but they were on my other computer which is at home and I'm at school. I will be able to get them in about a week when i go home for break.

 

[BaddAssGst]

This really isn't the best group of people to be asking where you should stick your neons.

Someone just might tell you.

:laugh: +1 for Defiant.

 

[WHite97RS]

ive got mine under the seats, but they arent 15 in neons they are like the 10 inch ones, also youd be surprised how bright the min 6 inch neons are. I dont have any good pics, but it gives off a good glow from under the seats. Just run the wires through the slit in the carpet under the seats and zip tie the lights to the seat, no bulb showing, just glow

 

[TargeT]

I like the under the seat idea, that way you get light that doesnt glare off your legs/feet it just glows under the seat, possibly even into the rear?



how come you NT guys always have the best looking cars must be all that money saved cuz you dont blow up your engine/transmissions etc.. all the time

 

[JST2FST]

the guy who owned my car before me had neons under the seat. the blue glow came out from both the front and back of the seat. I guess it looked cool if you are into that kind of thing.

 

[WHite97RS]

i along with alotta other n/t guys chose to go for looks first cause its cheaper, cause everyone and their mom here at college has a stock lookin 2g, im the only one with a kit on my car. But, im goin turbo in the spirng

 

[95RedRS]

B/C N/T is the Shit. Thats why are cars look better...It's easier to maintain a Non - Turbo Car. And think about it if you have a Turbo what are you gonna buy first...a nice BOV or a Nice Body Kit. Half the Show Eclipse Show cars are N/t ATX's. But they still look like any other DSM on the road Just not as fast

 

[chico904]

B/C N/T is the Shit. Thats why are cars look better...It's easier to maintain a Non - Turbo Car. And think about it if you have a Turbo what are you gonna buy first...a nice BOV or a Nice Body Kit. Half the Show Eclipse Show cars are N/t ATX's. But they still look like any other DSM on the road Just not as fast

Wow, you really make me want to go trade my turbo in for a N/T!!!

 

[WHite97RS]

^^^^^hahahahahahaha

 

[JST2FST]

Half the Show Eclipse Show cars are N/t ATX's.

I would like to point out that most show cars that win anything when they go to shows are turbo. Why you ask, because when you go to a show and lift your hood it looks a hell of a lot nicer if you have a big turbo then if you dont.

 

[AWDGreenTeam]

whats up

i was wiring in my neon light to my car yesterday when disaster struck. After looking at my options i stupidly chose the cigarette lighter as a good place to splice into. So i took apart the console, got the the lighter and took the cables off. I spliced the blue wire to the power on the neon and the black to the ground on the neon. Turned on the car and it worked.

After that i installed the switch i bought at radio shack. big mistake. Since the switch was illuminated i couldnt figure out which wire went were. One was power, one was accesory and the last one was ground. I again spliced the cigarette lighter ground and put in the switch ground. next i put the power cable from the switch into the power for the neon. i turned on the car and fliped the switch- the light in the switch went on and off but the neon was not turning on.

So then i plugged the accessory cable from the switch into the power for the neon. I flipped the swich and it worked! The Neon turned on when the switch was flipped and the switch light was on as well. Suddenly - 2 seconds later the power side of the Neon wire that went from the cig lighter to the switch started smoking and finally burned up.

I talked to my friend about it and he said that i needed to have the actual cigarett lighter attatched to the wires for it to be grounded and that without the wires atatched, the excess electricity had no where to go and so burned out my wire.

now my interior lights (guages including speedo and rpms, lights around a/c) dont work. Everything else works like the dome lights, the fuse box lights and my headlights. And yes i checked every single fuse.

Just wondering if anybody has done something equally stupid or am i the only one. what could be the problem. i really dont know where to look. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance